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Marital status, qua...
Marital status, quality of life, and clinical outcome in patients with heart failure
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- Luttik, Marie Louise (författare)
- University Medical Centre Groningen
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- Jaarsma, Tiny (författare)
- University Medical Centre Groningen
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- Veeger, Nic (författare)
- University Medical Centre Groningen
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- van Veldhuisen, Dirk J (författare)
- University Medical Centre Groningen
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- Elsevier BV, 2006
- 2006
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Heart & Lung. - : Elsevier BV. - 0147-9563 .- 1527-3288. ; 35:1, s. 3-8
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Abstract
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- AIM: This study investigated the impact of having a partner on quality of life (QoL), the number of hospital readmissions, and 9-month survival in patients with heart failure (HF). METHODS: The study population consisted of hospitalized patients with HF. QoL was measured by the Cantril Ladder of Life (0-10) during hospital admission. Clinical data, readmission rate, and number of deaths were registered by patient interview and chart review. RESULTS: Of the 179 patients, 96 (54%) were married or were living with a partner. Differences in QoL between married patients and those living alone were most pronounced with regard to future expectations of QoL (6.5 vs 5.0, P=.00). However, in a multivariate model QoL was primarily associated with socioeconomic status, age, and gender. Married patients had 12% less events in the 9-month follow-up period compared with patients living alone (P=not significant). CONCLUSION: This study indicates that most patients with HF who are living alone are mostly elderly women with a low socioeconomic status, who are at risk for recurrent events and a worse QoL.
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